WARMEST WINTER IN 48 LOWER US STATES ON RECORD: NOAA

Dec-Feb near 5*F above 20th Century avg in lower 48.

Global CO2 in atmos up record 3.76 PPM Feb '15 to Feb '16 to over 404 PPM: prelim NOAA data.

US admin withdrawing plan to permit oil/gas drilling offshore southeast states.

Beijing wants folks to switch back to bikes.

US petrochem industry's planned construction, expansion announced in '15 alone would emit pollution equivalent to 19 coal power plants: EPA.

Clean Coal Tech (CCTC) testing process that preheats coal to extract moisture, impurities for cleaner burn in power plants.

US coal exports down 23% in '15 to 74M tons.

Batt prices for EVs down 35% in '15. Unsubsidized EVs may reach price parity with gasoline cars in next 6 yrs: Bloomberg.

Jordan to provide solar for houses in poverty "pockets".

Zimbabwe moving on 4 new solar power plants amid drought affecting hydropower.

JA Solar (JASO) planning solar panel factory expansion.

Hyundai unit $500M green bond. 2.87% fixed semi-annual coupons.

Arizona utility plans to install 1.1Gw clean/renewable power by '30. (Pretty paltry, really, for Arizona considering sunlight. But something.)

Argentina 700Mw solar deal with German comp.

Meridian Energy raised $100M from bond issue.

UK to confirm zero carbon emissions target.

Renault EVs in solar smart-charging project in Utrecht.

Clipper Creek 24 amp, 5.8Kw EV charge station for $500.

Volvo VP: standardize EV charging infra.

'12 Chev Volt owner with 300K miles: "no difference in batt since day bought".

Vattenfall, partners to develop 3.6Gw wind power offshore Britain.

Offshore wind costs to fall to 100 Pounds/Mwh by '20: report.

NREL inverter challenge won by Belgian comp.

US at "turning point" for solar: White House advisor.

Graphene market could reach $220M by '26: report.

Eni started production at Arctic offshore oil/gas platform.

Chevron, Shell, Exxon started ops at $54B LNG terminal in Australia. Est. $37B cost 7 yrs ago.

$4B oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania port to begin 3-yr buildout in August.

US oil rig count down 6 last week, natgas rigs down 3.

Iowa OK'd permit for .5M bl oil pipeline from N Dakota Bakken to Illinois. Last state permit needed.

Nigeria plans to split up national oil comp into ~30 comps.

VW sued for $3.7B in Germany over diesel cheat.

High arsenic levels from water taps across Texas.

Endangered right whales appearing in droves in Cape Cod Bay.

Heavy storms replenished 2 major California reservoirs.

Bangkok shortened water festival amid drought.

Florida Republicans demanding climate change solutions (must be that rising oceans talk).